I started out with the fun stuff, and ordered some new rubber and a couple
new wheels.
Lookwise, the wheels and stance are important factors and can totally make it or break it.
I got 225/70-15" tires with white letters for the fronts, and 255s for the rears.
New 8" wide aluminum rims, very closely resembliing the widened 10" GM wheels I happened to have in my garage.
I tried the tires on the wheels, to be sure they would fit. The rears were a tight fit.
After checking that they would fit both front and rear, the rear rims were
sandblasted, epoxied, and filled. Then epoxied again, painted black,
masked off, painted silver, and cleared. A weeks worth of labour. At least
they came out costing less than the aluminum ones
Finally, with the tires mounted, we can have a good look. The
silver idoesn't exactly look like the polished aluminum, but it's a mile
of dirt road before I hit the tarmac, so it'll probably be okay by then.
Just the little wheel caps to do. The fronts have new ones, but the originals
for the rears are missing. Maybe we can invent something that fits...